Cruises Inc National Conference raised more than $ $60,000 for Make-A-Wish®

Dreams really do come true at Disney^®. And that was the case at this year’s Cruises Inc National conference, as they surpassed their $60,000 fundraising goal for our signature charity, Make-A-Wish.

 

From Oct. 14-21, our Home Based division held their land/sea National Conference themed “Creating Magical Memories” at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort and on the Disney Dream. There were more than 760 attendees at the annual event. The money was raised through a silent auction, 50-50 raffle and generous donations.

One anonymous donor gave $25,000 while

Celebrity and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines also gave donations.

 

During the General Session on Monday, October 15, WTH employee, Allison Daly, shared a heartfelt story of how Make-A-Wish helped bring joy to her family over the past couple of years. Allison’s daughter, Caroline, was diagnosed more than two years ago with Leukemia. Today, Caroline is in the final stages of her treatment and is doing well.

“Knowing that the money raised at this year’s National Conference will be able to grant even more wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions is so gratifying,” said Dwain Wall, Senior Vice President of our Home Based division. “It is such a great feeling to see our franchisees and independent agents rally behind our company’s signature charity.”

One of the raffle items was a quilt made out of T-shirts from past National Conferences. Judy Raikes with CruiseOne, the winner of the quilt, so graciously donated the quilt back to the company where it will be proudly displayed in the Ft. Lauderdale office.

 

Last year’s conference raised $53,000, which helped Make-A-Wish grant 21 wishes.

 

A huge thank you to Make-A-Wish representative Ashley Gartland and everyone involved in the CruiseOne and Cruises Inc. National Conference fundraising efforts for Make-A-Wish.